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Trying to take my 15 month olds night time bottle

I took his bottle from him during the day now me and my fiance are having a disagreement about the night time bottle. He was getting it with milk but I want to take it away completely and my fiance wants to give it to him with water. Any thoughts.

Give your little one a bottle with water only... take the bottle size down ... then don't offer it unless he asks ... change your night time schedule around a little so you can redirect him from needing the security of the bottle... when we adopted our 3 year old daughter... she had to have all her teeth removed and dentures put in at the age of 4 - due to bottle rot... don't give anything in the bottle but water if you give a bottle....

I would first try and have him do quiet time at the kitchen table with his bottle of milk right before bed then eventually switch the bottle out for a sippy cup. I would try and stop the bottle in bed asap. Does he have another "lovey" he can take to bed?